Device for unloading and distributing hay or straw in mows.



No. 825,571. PATENTED JULY 10, 1906. W. P. ALLEN.

DEVICE FOR UNLOADING AND DISTRIBUTING HAY 0R STRAW IN MOWS.

' APPLICATION FILED 00114, 1905.

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INVENTOR ATTORNEY No. 825,571. PATENTED JULY 10, 1906.

W. P. ALLEN.

DEVICE FOR UNLOADING AND DISTRIBUTING HAY OR STRAW IN MOWS.

APPLICATION IILED 0OT. 14, 1905.

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' brace-rods 7 7. Aguide rail or track ,8 also connectsthe t woend blocks. On this rail is mounted a'carrier or buggy9, and suspended therethrough is a rope 10, carrying the-hayfork 11. This operating-rope 10 extends out through the barn to some convenient point. Secured to the'traveling block 411's 'a rope'l2, which passes up through a sheave 13, secured to the framework 1, thenalongtheunder side of said framework, through another sheave 14, and has attached to thefre'e' end thereof a balance-weight15. i l

Secured to one side of the framework 1, at the tilting end thereof, is "a rope 16, which passes down through a pulley 17 in one end of the block 3, thence upward and through a sheave 18, secured to the under side of the framework. A similar rope 19 it arranged in a like manner at the opposite side ofithe framework. The lower end of the rod 2 is operatively secured to a ring or any suitable pivotal joint 20, located in thecenter of the tilting block '3. ='Ehe" guide rails or track-5 are firmly secured to the'ends of the supporting-block 4, both curving downwardly and To all whom it many concern.-

' Be it known that I, WILLIAM P. ALLEN, a eitizen of the United States, residing at WVoodlawnJin the county of Beaverand State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful improvements in a Device for Un l loading and Distributing Hay or Straw in a Mow; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same,.reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this sp'e 'f cation.

My invention relates to a new, novel, and useful improvement in a device for unloading hay or straw from a wagon and distributing the samein the mow ofa barn.

' is {the primary object of my invention to provide a simple, speedy, and inexpensive means for equalizing the distribution of the hay, straw, or other similar farm products in "In the accompanying drawings, in two sheets/forming a part of this specification, I have shown several views of my device, Figure -1, Sheet 1, being a perspective view showing the manner of securing my device to the rafters of the barn. Fig. 2, Sheet 2, is a ride elevation; Fig. 3, a top plan view showing by dotted lines position of frame when tilted. "Fig. dis a View of the tilting end of the device, and Fig. 5 a cross-sectional view of the opposite end, taken on line V V of Fig. 3.

Throughout the drawings the numeral 1 represents the supportingiramework, which is secured in any suitable manner to the raftersof the barn. Suspended from one end of the fran eworkby a rod 2 is a tilting block 3, which forms one end of the operating part of my ,device. A traveling block 4, normally seated on a stationaryrest 4, which is secured to a crossbeam 4", (shown fragmentarily in 1 extending from side to side of thebarn, constitutes the'opposite endof the operating part of'my device. Extending outwardly :fromboth ends of'the block 4 is a guide rail or track '5, both sides curving downwardly,

eing supported by suitable hangers 5.

The two blocks 3 and 4 are connected by iron rods 6 6 and these latter in turn by on a radius with the pivotal point ofthesupporting-rod 2 as a'center. Arranged on 'the under side of .the traveling bl ck 4, at both 21 21, adapted to ends thereof, are the wheels the framework is engage with the rail 5when tilted to either side. On the underside of the tilting block3 I have arrangeda pivotal catch 22 or any other-suitable'means forholding the carrier 9 in position while the fo k 1 1 is being embedded in the hay or straw and also during the'drawing up process. A tripping arrangement 23"on .the rope 10 will raise the hook 22, release the carrier 9, and permit it to be drawn along the trackSj In the operation of mydevicethe carrier 9 is drawn toits normalfposition at thbtilting end of the frame, being directly overthe load of hayorstraw, and is' held in this .position by means of the hook 22 or any other suitable means. (Fhe rfork 1 1 is next flowered onto the wagon, and after embedding it firmly in the hayor straw the same is drawn upward by means of the ,pulling rope lp. At any convenient v point onlthis rope near the fork is a suitable tripping arrangement 23, thatwill disengagethehook 22 from contact with the'carriei- 9 and permit the latter to be drawn along the track 8 to any desired point. If it is desired to drop the bunch of hay or straw on the right-hand side of the otal point of said supporting-rod as a center; a block, forming the opposite end of said framework, adapted to travel down either mow, by pulling on the rope 16 it will draw I side of said guide-rail; means, connected one end of the block 3 upward and tilt the entire operating part of the framework to the right. This movement will throw one end of the block 4 into contact with the rail 5, and aided by the weight of the hay adhering to the fork this block will travel down the track until arrested by the weight 15 coming in contact with the sheave 14. By ulling on the rope 19 the frame may be tilted to the left and the block 4 made to travel down the left-hand side of the track 5, where the frame will assume the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3 of the drawin s. Upon pulling the usual tripping-cord attached to the fork 11 the hay will be released and fall into the mow. This weight being removed from that end of the frame, the block 4 will travel back up the track 5 and assume its normal position on the rest 4, being drawn thence by the balance-weight 15, attached to the rope 12. The carrier 9 is then drawn back to its normal position near the block 3 and held thus while the fork is being lowered and raised with additional bunches of hay or straw. This process is repeated, as heretofore described, until the entire load has been removed from the wagon and distributed in the mow. I

Having thus fully shown and described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a device of the character described, the operating-framework suspended at one end from the rafters of the barn, by a supporting-rod, the lower'end of the supportingrod being pivotally connected with the end block of said pended from the rafters of the barn, the ends thereof curving downwardly and on a radius with the pivotal point of said supportingrod as a center; a block, forming the opposite end of said framework, adapted to travel down either side of said guide-rail; means for drawing said traveling block back to its normal seat; a guide-rail extending longitudinally from end to end of the framework; and a suitable carrier or buggy adapted to move back and forth along said guide-rail; as, and for, the purpose set forth.

2. In a device of the character described, the operating-framework suspended at one end of the framework from the rafters of the barn, by a supporting-rod, the lower end of the supporting-rod being pivotally connected in the center of the end block of said frame; a guide rail or track suspended from the rafters of the barn, the ends thereof curving downwardly and on a radius with the pivframe; a guide rail or track suswith one end, for tilting sa1d framework to either side; means for drawing said traveling block back to its normal seat; a guiderail extending longitudinally from end to end of the framework; and a suitable carrier adapted to move back and forth along said guide-rail as, and for, the purpose set forth.

3. In a device of the character described, the operating-framework suspended at one end from porting-rod, rod being pivotally connected in of the end block of said frame; a guide rail or track suspended from the rafters of the barn, the ends thereof curving downwardly and on a radius with the pivotal point of said supporting-rod as a center; a suitable rest in the center of said guide-rail; a block, forming the opposite end of said framework, and normally seated on said rest, adapted to travel down either side of said connected with one end for tilting said framework to either side; weighted means, connected with said traveling block, for drawing the latter back to its normal seat; a guide-rail extending longitudinally from end to end of the framework; a carrier or buggy seated on said guide-rail; means, passing through said carrier,for lifting the hay or straw from the wagon and pulling said carrier along the guide-rail; automatic means for catching and carrier at the end of the framework during the drawing-up process; and means for releasing said carrier from this position; as, and for, the purpose set forth.

4. In a device of the character described, the operating-framework suspended at one end from the rafters of the barn, by a supporting-rod, the lower end of the supporting the lower end of the supporting- 1 rod being pivotally connected in the center of the end block of said frame; a guide rail or track suspended from the rafters of the barn, the ends thereof curving downwardly and on a radius with the pivotal point of said supporting-rod as a center; a suitable rest in the center of said guide-rail; a block, forming the opposite end of said framework, and normally seated on said rest, adapted to travel down either side of said guide-rail; means, connected with one end, of the framework for tilting said framework to either side; weighted means, connected with said traveling block, for drawing the latter back to its normal seat; a guide-rail extending lon itudinally from end to end of the framewor a carrier, or buggy, adapted to move back and forth along said guide-rail; an operatingguide-rail; means,

holding said I the rafters of the barn, by a supthe center rope passing through said carrier, one end carrier from this position; as, and for, the

extending through the barn to some convenpurpose set forth. IO ient point, and on the opposite end being ar- In testimony whereof I affix my signature ranged a hay-fork; automatic means for in presence of two Witnesses.

catching and holding said carrier at the end WILLIAM P. ALLEN.

of the framework during the drawing-up Witnesses:

process; and means, located on the operat- JAMES N. MAXWELL,

. l 1ng-rope near the hay-fork, for releasmg sald BEATRICE FITZGERALD. 

